Pharmaceutical Distribution Supply Chain

The pharmaceutical industry in the context of the supply chain is divided into 4 major phases :
Phase 1: Research & Development, a phase in which the formula of a product designed to produce a drug .
Phase 2: Production & Marketing, a phase in which the drug began to be produced to be marketed to medical professionals such as doctors.
Phase 3: Distribution, a phase of a bridge between manufacturers to retailers such as pharmacies and hospitals. And finally.
Phase 4: Retail, which is the phase in which the pharmaceutical drug is prepared for acceptance by the patient.

This article discusses only in the distribution in order to focus and not lose track in the middle of the article. While the discussion of the distribution will remain interesting, because in any literature is often said that this phase is the phase of the material handling requirements with cost and has no added value of the product. But keep in mind that does not provide added value implies a decrease in the value of the product. It is precisely the main job of handling this material is distributed to ensure that the product remains in the same quality received by the patients as it does when coming out of the factory.

Pharmaceutical products is a highly sensitive and full of rules. Susceptible to the environment and if the slightest changes in product quality can negatively impact "drug efficacy" even those that are changing the nature of a "poison". Therefore, WHO agency Medicines issued a standard distribution of GDP as stipulated in the WHO Technical annex 5 Series no.937 of 2006. Proper distribution company serving the pharmaceutical standards. Standards in Indonesia only began to be implemented in 2008, and now began many distribution companies are using these standards.

Pharmaceutical Distribution Supply Chain

Besides GDP, the rules were set in the drug distribution Drug Distribution Method is Right, issued by the POM. And all this is who became a reference for pharmaceutical distribution company in Indonesia. But now, even being upgraded and classify company implementation in pharmaceutical distribution in Indonesia.
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain